one other thought on DRM and using "online checks" with a Madox 1C server (for multiplayer online BoB servers)
a concern with RoF was that it was an unproven company without a commercial history, and so people were rightly worried about what would happen if the RoF company would collapse (making their game worthless and not being able to play it anymore because the RoF server thingy is dead)
oleg could add some statement that for 5 yrs from purchase online "server check servers" will be guaranteed to be available online, and that in case madox/1c stops as a company (highly highly unlikely because of its long track record and oleg's reliability, that the "server check" component will be released as open source to the community
that would be one way to deflect most possible criticisms about having the inconvenience of online checks
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